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AssigneeReichert, Inc.
InventorsJames M. SCHWEITZER, Russell J. BONAVENTURA, David A. TAYLOR
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A docking station for receiving a hand-held rebound tonometer and a probe container carrying disposable tonometer probes has a docking cavity for receiving a portion of the rebound tonometer and a container receptacle for receiving the probe container. The docking station has an actuation feature arranged to move a cover associated with the probe container from a closed position to an open position as the container is inserted into the container receptacle so that tonometer probes in the container are accessible. The actuation feature may include a projection extending into an entryway leading to the container receptacle for engaging the cover but not the container, such that further insertion of the container moves the cover from the closed to the open position. The docking station may also have a storage recess for receiving an empty probe tube and cap after the probe has been removed from the tube for use.
A docking station for receiving a hand-held rebound tonometer and a probe container carrying tonometer probes, wherein a cover is associated with the container and is movable relative to the container from a closed position in which the tonometer probes are confined in the container and an open position in which the tonometer probes are accessible by a user, the docking station comprising:
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